WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled “Hands Off: The Future of Self-Driving Cars” on Tuesday, March 15, at 2:30 p.m.
The hearing will explore advancements in autonomous vehicle technology and its anticipated benefits for Americans. Witnesses have been asked to testify on their continued efforts to develop automated vehicles, their views on the appropriate role of government in promoting innovation including removing unnecessary hurdles, and their strategy to grow consumer adoption of this new technology.
Witnesses:
• Dr. Chris Urmson, Director of Self-Driving Cars, Google X
• Mr. Mike Ableson, Vice President, Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning, General Motors Company
• Mr. Glen DeVos, Vice President, Global Engineering and Services, Electronics and Safety, Delphi Automotive
• Mr. Joseph Okpaku, Vice President of Government Relations, Lyft
• Dr. Mary (Missy) Louise Cummings, Director, Humans and Autonomy Lab and Duke Robotics, Duke University
* Witness list subject to change
Hearing Details:
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
2:30 p.m.
Full Committee hearing
This hearing will take place in Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.
For reporters interested in reserving a seat, please contact the press gallery:
• Periodical Press Gallery – 202-224-0265
• Radio/Television Gallery – 202-224-6421
• Press Photographers Gallery – 202-224-6548
• Daily Press Gallery – 202-224-0241
Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for the webcast hearing, should contact Stephanie Gamache at 202-224-5511 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.
This may be of interest to many of those on this list.
Register Now! Experts to speak on self-driving cars, a transportation game
changer | March 22, 2016
Registration<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/behind-the-wheel-public-health-and-safety-of-autonomous-cars-tickets-21786101817>
is now open for the Daniel J. Raskin Memorial Symposium on Injury
Prevention, Behind the Wheel: Public Health and Safety of Autonomous Cars
on Tuesday, March 22, at 3 p.m. in Sheldon Hall, W1214.
Experts from Google, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
and more will speak on self-driving cars, a transportation game changer.
The symposium is free and open to the public, however registration is
required. To register and reserve your seat, visit
https://injurysymposium.eventbrite.com<https://injurysymposium.eventbrite.com/>.
All registered guests are invited to a private reception immediately
following the symposium.
Please forward this email to anyone you believe would be interested in
attending.
The moderator for the 2016 Raskin Memorial Symposium is Mark R. Rosekind,
PhD, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA).
Rosekind will moderate the panel "Behind the Wheel: Public Health and
Safety of Autonomous Cars," featuring experts, including:
* Nat Beuse, MS (Vehicle Safety Research at the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration)
* Chris Gerdes, PhD (Center for Automotive Research at Stanford University)
* Ron Medford, MS (Self-Driving Cars at Google)
* Bryan Reimer, PhD (New England University Transportation Center at MIT;
Research Scientist, MIT AgeLab)
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Ed Christopher
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